Library News
Evanston Public Library Offers Innovative Pilot Programming This Summer
Want to encourage your teenager to be innovative, creative and productive once school lets out? Would your daughter like to program a robot? Perhaps your son would like to use the latest technology offered by a 3-D printer.
Evanston Public Library (EPL) will offer innovative programming at all three of our locations this summer for teenagers, children and families to engage with technology, invent and tinker, create rather than consume, and discover the joy of learning while doing. The programming is designed to spark interest in science, technology, engineering, math & the arts and help develop valuable skills in an atmosphere of discovery, collaboration, and fun. What better way to learn!
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New Library App for Greater Access and Convenience
Get information you need, place holds, renewals and more…from any Internet-capable phone.
Want to renew a book or place one on hold? Now there’s an app for that. Library hours or locations? There’s an app for that. Find information fast? Register for events? There’s an app for that, too.
We’ve just launched a mobile app that puts the Evanston Public Library at your fingertips. From any mobile phone connected to the Internet you can instantly tap into Library resources, anytime, anywhere. You can search the catalog, check your account, ask a question, find events and more. Searching the catalog with the mobile app is especially easy. Then, once you find the title you’re looking for, you can place it on hold right from your phone. To access the library’s mobile app, search Evanston Public Library in your phone’s market or go to epl.org/mobile and download the app.
Reaching Out to Low-income Seniors and Adults with Special Needs
For some Evanston residents, picking up books at the library or downloading an e-book is not an option. That’s true for low-income seniors or adults with special needs who live in group residential facilities. For these patrons, the library comes straight to their door.
Customized Deposit Book Collections can be found at the Ebenezer-Primm Towers Senior Citizens Home, 1001 Emerson Street; Jacob Blake Robinson Manor, 1615 Emerson Street; The Grove of Evanston, 500 Asbury Street; and Greenwood Care, 1406 Chicago Avenue. Books are delivered to the residences, where collections of 50-100 books are maintained.
CAMS Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Tuesday, 19 February 2013 14:22
Mayor Elizabeth B. Tisdahl, Alderman Melissa A. Wynne (3rd Ward), Library officials, Evanston Public Library Friends, and community members welcomed a new Library branch to South Evanston on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. A number of children enjoying storytime joined Mayor Tisdahl during the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Chicago Avenue-Main Street Branch (900 Chicago Avenue). As part of the Evanston Public Library system, Evanston residents will discover enhanced services, programs and events.
Library Director Karen Danczak Lyons said, "We’re thankful to the Library Board, the Evanston Public Library Friends and the Fund for Excellence donors who have made this possible. As the Library celebrates its 140th birthday in 2013, we will continue to explore expanding neighborhood services, which have always been at the core of the Library mission."
From storytimes to tech-savvy workshops to book groups, the Chicago Avenue/Main Street Branch has something for everyone at any age. For more information, call 847-905-0764.
Museum Adventure Pass
Tuesday, 19 February 2013 00:00
Since September 2009, Evanston Public Library card holders can receive free admission to 17 exciting museums and cultural institutions throughout the Chicago area. Brookfield Zoo, the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Oriental Institute, Bronzeville Children’s Museum and Evanston’s own Mitchell Museum of the American Indian are among those included.
You will need to visit the library to pick up a one week pass for the museum of your choice. Each museum is contributing four weekly passes, for two or four free admissions, depending on location. They are available on a first come, first served basis.
So many adventures await – some you might never have expected! All you need to take part in these learning adventures is a valid Evanston library card.
For a full listing of participating institutions and for check-out guidelines, go to www.museumadventure.org, or ask the next time you visit the library.
Chicago Avenue-Main Street Officially Opened
Monday, 14 January 2013 15:07
We’re happy to announce that the Chicago Avenue-Main Street Branch has officially opened its doors! As part of the Evanston Public Library system, you will find enhanced services, programs and events. Stop by 900 Chicago Avenue and discover it for yourself! We’d like to thank the Library Board of Trustees and the Evanston Public Library Friends for their continued support of neighborhood services. Also, we'd especially like to thank the Fund for Excellence Donors who made this possible.
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